slavery

英 [ˈsleɪvəri]

美 [ˈsleɪvəri]

n.  奴隶身份; 奴隶制; 蓄奴

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牛津词典

noun

• 奴隶身份
  the state of being a slave
  1. to be sold into slavery
     被卖为奴
• 奴隶制；蓄奴
  the practice of having slaves
  1. the abolition of slavery
     奴隶制的废除

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 奴隶制;蓄奴制度
  Slaveryis the system by which people are owned by other people as slaves.
  1. My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
     我们的人民从 400 年的奴隶制中挺了过来。

英英释义

noun

• the practice of owning slaves
  Synonym:slaveholding
• work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
• the state of being under the control of another person
  Synonym:bondagethrallthralldomthraldom

双语例句

• The institution of slavery was once widespread.
  奴隶制度一度广为流行。
• Historically, European powers solved this dilemma through colonisation and slavery.
  从历史上看，当年欧洲强国通过殖民化和奴隶制解决了这一难题。
• They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence.
  他们呼吁当局将蓄奴定为一种应该受到惩罚的罪行。
• People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery
  人们仍然生活在奴隶制的枷锁之下。
• By 1838, the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies
  到1838年，废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。
• We were blinded by jealousy and sold him into slavery.
  我们因为嫉妒都瞎了眼，把他卖到奴隶市场了。
• I see suicide. I see slavery.
  从书中我看到了自杀，看到了奴隶制。
• This second compromise ended the dispute over slavery in Missouri and the Louisiana territory.
  这第二个妥协结束了在密苏里州和路易斯安那地区有关奴隶制的争端。
• The first international social movement was the abolitionist campaign to do away with slavery and the slave trade.
  国际性的社会运动中，首当其冲的是废除奴隶制和奴隶贸易。
• A Republican president ended slavery.
  一个共和党的总统结束了奴隶制度。